Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donates 900 safety goggles to UCLA Health for COVID-19 relief

Kareen Abdul-Jabbar reportedly donated 900 pairs of safety goggles to UCLA Health on Tuesday. hospital anunced about donation, thanking Abdul-Jabbar for goggles. NBA legend has been posting encouraging messs on social media, asking everyone to take care of ir health. 

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donates safety goggles to UCLA health

Abdul-Jabbar posted a video thanking all doctors, nurses and medical professionals at  Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. He stated that he wants to do his part as y are risking ir lives for everyone. He spoke about high-quality products he will be providing and joked about staff looking as good as he did when he played. 

UCLA's Dr Eric Esrailian, who has created two guns for COVID-19 relief, thanked former NBA star for his generous donation. Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder also made a statement, mentioning how important those goggles are. He clarified that doctors cant purchase goggles through rmal channels, which is why donation has been 'absolutely amazing'. Abdul-Jabbar played at UCLA from 1965-69 while averaging 26.4 points and 15.5 rebounds per game.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donates: NBA legend posts encouraging mess on Twitter

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donates: Abdul-Jabbar asks everyone to focus on ir health 

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donates: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar net worth

Though unverified, Celebrity Net Worth states that  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar net worth stands at $20 million. Along with playing basketball, Abdul-Jabbar has also acted in works like Game of Death, Airplane!, Zero Hour!, Full House, and Everybody Loves Raymond. He is also an author and has written books like Giant Steps, Brors in Arms: Epic Story of 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes and What Color Is My World? Lost History of African American Inventors.

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